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Table 13
Value of the non-residential permits by type of building, provinces and territories, October 2008

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Value of the non-residential permits by type of building, provinces and territories, October 2008: Part 1
  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario
                    thousands of dollars
Total non-residential 2,550,531 28,693 8,625 44,001 56,977 621,668 829,122
Industrial 390,416 1,009 645 5,162 5,713 172,912 118,482
Factories, plants 179,008 0 0 1,773 3,210 100,370 34,667
Transportation, utilities 90,391 705 255 900 616 43,116 29,019
Mining and agriculture 39,090 0 0 325 350 9,882 21,542
Minor industrial projects, new and improvements 1 81,927 304 390 2,164 1,537 19,544 33,254
Commercial 1,414,549 25,501 5,777 23,282 32,410 251,478 479,744
Trade and services 315,425 4,020 0 7,626 5,445 80,642 98,612
Warehouses 175,687 4,311 0 610 450 10,500 58,033
Service stations 29,396 0 0 285 0 8,714 1,700
Office buildings 434,433 10,927 500 8,565 10,394 64,964 148,971
Recreation 64,478 1,424 3,500 0 0 12,170 6,301
Hotels, restaurants 190,116 0 250 901 10,489 20,265 96,953
Laboratories 20,230 2,142 0 0 0 12,767 3,300
Minor commercial projects, new and improvements 1 184,784 2,677 1,527 5,295 5,632 41,456 65,874
Institutional and governmental 745,566 2,183 2,203 15,557 18,854 197,278 230,896
Schools, education 377,453 0 1,420 0 550 42,698 136,200
Hospitals, medical 158,218 0 0 0 350 75,379 43,530
Welfare, home 72,876 550 300 14,840 11,442 12,143 29,150
Churches, religion 19,504 0 0 0 4,105 1,639 4,209
Government buildings 86,961 1,546 0 0 1,300 57,888 6,500
Minor institutional and governmental projects, new and improvements 1 30,554 87 483 717 1,107 7,531 11,307

Value of the non-residential permits by type of building, provinces and territories, October 2008: Part 2
  Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut
                    thousands of dollars
Total non-residential 48,393 49,634 424,419 435,362 1,697 1,849 91
Industrial 7,005 9,952 41,107 27,479 950 0 0
Factories, plants 2,370 6,836 14,618 15,164 0 0 0
Transportation, utilities 1,200 0 13,186 444 950 0 0
Mining and agriculture 0 0 2,800 4,191 0 0 0
Minor industrial projects, new and improvements 1 3,435 3,116 10,503 7,680 0 0 0
Commercial 25,988 28,406 231,619 307,713 691 1,849 91
Trade and services 3,208 4,255 54,450 56,276 0 891 0
Warehouses 2,880 2,473 52,189 44,241 0 0 0
Service stations 1,240 0 10,757 6,700 0 0 0
Office buildings 6,650 8,022 46,627 128,813 0 0 0
Recreation 0 5,726 12,711 22,646 0 0 0
Hotels, restaurants 3,595 4,090 27,978 25,266 329 0 0
Laboratories 0 0 600 1,421 0 0 0
Minor commercial projects, new and improvements 1 8,415 3,840 26,307 22,350 362 958 91
Institutional and governmental 15,400 11,276 151,693 100,170 56 0 0
Schools, education 8,650 1,068 126,739 60,128 0 0 0
Hospitals, medical 4,500 800 6,868 26,791 0 0 0
Welfare, home 0 0 4,001 450 0 0 0
Churches, religion 908 1,208 7,435 0 0 0 0
Government buildings 423 6,720 2,984 9,600 0 0 0
Minor institutional and governmental projects, new and improvements 1 919 1,480 3,666 3,201 56 0 0
Refer to projects valued at less than $250,000 for which the breakdown by type of building is not available.